2 Samuel

2 Samuel 5:23

²³So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.^e

Footnotes

e 5:23 Or aspen trees or poplar trees; also in verse 24

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
inquired	וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל	way·yiš·’al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
of the LORD	בַּֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who answered	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
march straight up	תַעֲלֶ֑ה	ṯa·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
but circle	הָסֵב֙	hā·sêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
around	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
behind them	אַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם	’a·ḥă·rê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H310 behind
and attack	וּבָ֥אתָ	ū·ḇā·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
in front	מִמּ֥וּל	mim·mūl	Preposition-m	H4136 front, in front of
of the balsam trees	בְּכָאִֽים׃	bə·ḵā·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H1057 balsam-tree

Cross-references

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Matthew 8:23–25 · 1 Chronicles 14:14 · John 9:6–7 · Matthew 9:29–30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.